PARALLELISM
1. typically, the quality or state of being parallel, structurally alike, or possessing correlating aspects. 2. with regard to philosophy,…
PASSIVE DECEPTION
the withholding of specific data from research-engaged parties, like not making them aware of the entire details of the study.…
PEG-WORD MNEMONIC SYSTEM
a mnemonic method utilized to recall lists, wherein each object is correlated in imagination with a number-word pair.
PERCEPTUAL FILTERING
the procedure regarding centering attention upon a chosen subset of the vast number of sensory stimulants which exist at any…
PERSEVERATION
1. overall, perseverance in doing something to an awesome level or past an adequate point. 2. with regard to neuropsychology,…
PERSONIFICATION
noun. 1. in the technique of American psychoanalyst Harry Stack Sullivan, the trend of feelings and outlooks toward another individual…
PHENOMENOLOGICAL DEATH
the subjective sense that one has come to be inert, unresponsive, a and insenstive.Phenomenological death takes place in some psychotic…
PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS
aspects regarding the acts of a living organism and its parts in addition to the physical and chemical procedures engaged…
PLATONIC IDEALISM
a general philosophical viewpoint stemming both directly and indirectly from the writings of Plato, which postulate that the phenomena of…
DECOMPENSATION
The breakdown of our defense mechanisms that result in a worsening of psychiatric symptoms.
DEPOLARIZATION
A reduction in the potential of a cell, usually a neuron. See action potential. Compare hyperpolarisation.
DICHOTIC LISTENING
Listening to a message in one ear and ignoring the different mesaage in the other ear.
DIRECT PERCEPTION
A theory that we can perceive an object on distal stimulus alone. See ecological perception. Compare constructivism.
DISCRIMINATION
1. Ability to distinguish between stimuli or objects that are different from one another. 2. Ability to respond in different…
DRIVE-REDUCTION THEORY
A theory of learning where the goal of motivated behaviour is to reduce the drive state. Compare drive induction theory.
DYNAMIC FORMULATION
The attempt to organise a clients information so the therapist can better treat and understand the client.